Lions sent fans playoff tickets, then were eliminated

Some Detroit fans opened their mailboxes on Monday and saw something unusual mixed in with their Christmas cards: Lions playoff tickets.

One problem: The Lions were eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday.

The Lions began selling playoff tickets when they were in first place in the NFC North late in the season, and the team mailed out some of the tickets last week. Now those tickets are collector’s items, worthy of a place alongside the Lions’ 2013 calendar as a memento of what a lousy existence it is to be a Lions fan.

Fans who bought playoff tickets will have the money credited toward their 2014 season tickets. Of course, some fans will be so disgusted by the Lions’ late-season collapse that they no longer want 2014 season tickets.

I have an unused 2004 Cleveland Browns AFC championship game ticket. Think about that, the Jeff Garcia/Butch Davis/Lee Suggs Browns would have had to have been the #1 seed in the AFC to be able to print that ticket. That makes me lol

atlfalcons2008 says:Dec 24, 2013 7:23 AM

If they weren’t sent and they won the division, fans would have been angry with the first round less than 2 weeks away. While a tough reminder it’s a non story.

guysmiley91 says:Dec 24, 2013 7:23 AM

Lifelong lions fan. Yes they blow and yes this is pretty damn stupid. But lousy existence? Really. Like lions fans have nothing else in their lives?? If that were the case there would be far more people blowing their heads off in the state of Michigan. C’mon man.

Detroit has too much talent to miss the playoffs, time for their head coach to go, thee most undisciplined team in the league with an unbalanced offense..

floratiotime says:Dec 24, 2013 7:26 AM

Their super power is finding ways to lose.

rextraordinaire says:Dec 24, 2013 7:26 AM

I used to hate the Lions, but now I think they’re a pretty funny guy. Good for a laugh.

coltsravensfan says:Dec 24, 2013 7:35 AM

So do the fans who coughed up the bucks & don’t buy 2014 season tickets get their money back? If I were in that category, I’d be more than disgusted if that premature playoff ticket money was forfeited.

This is common practice among professional sports teams. They can’t wait until days before the game to actually start selling them. I used to work for a MLB team’s box office and if we were even in playoff contention we had to sell tickets for every game. Even though there was no way we could play some of those games.

The worst part about the whole thing is, I called for a refund and was told the only way they would refund my money is if I signed an affidavit that I no longer want my season tickets next year. What a total bs excuse for an organization, well guess what, I don’t want my tickets next year, either, total classless organization run by the worst coach in all of sports. How Jimbo the Clown still has a job is beside me

ddweer says:Dec 24, 2013 8:41 AM

I love it! The most classless organization lead by a spoiled silver spoon owner and a midget cry baby should have easily won the NFC North with Chicago and Green Bay decimated by injuries…but can’t! Time for midget to go, too much talent on Detroit to play undisciplined ball and blow their chance. Maybe a new head coach won’t tolerate dirty undisciplined play!

Would someone please list their tickets on eBay. I want to buy one, matte and frame it. I have a spot for it betwee framed Packer stock and a jersey of a former quarterback.

purpleguy says:Dec 24, 2013 9:52 AM

It’s a cheap rope to hook the season ticket owners into the next year by only crediting the purchase to 2014 season tickets. On the good side, they likely will get to see an entirely new coaching staff that is well practiced in the art of the post-game handshake.

Jay Cutler, Charles Tillman, Henry Melton, Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews, Nate Collins, Lance Briggs and Jermichael Finley. All of these players missed a large portion of or all of the season. And the Lions STILL can’t win the division.

Whoever said the Lions should blow it up and start over is an absolute MORON. Megatron, Suh, Ziggy Ansah, Fairly, Tulloch, Delmas, Glover Quinn, Chris Houston, and Stafford are ALL special talents and with the right head coach (I honestly believe Gunther should keep his job, number 4 rush defense and number 1 3rd down defense in the NFL) they will be playoff bound SOON.
O’Brien from Penn State should be the guy. Great with qbs to help out Stafford and it seems like guys WANT to play for him. Schwartz lost this team after the 4-12 in ’12. Keep Gunther and bring in a brilliant offensive head coach and all you sh*t talkers will be singing a different tune next year.